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B.2.Ch.12

which they formerly delighted, the whole of them
clothed in a particular dress indicating the infamy
of their crimes- what scene could be more instructive
to the great proportion of the Spectators.
What a source of conversation, of allusion of of domestic instruction :-
How naturally would the aspect of this prison lead to a comparison between
made the labour of the free man and the prisoner
between the enjoyments of the innocent person and
the privations of the Criminal - And y at the
same time the real punishment would be less
than the apparent:- the spectators who would
have only a momentary view of this doleful spectacle, would
not perceive all the circumstances which would
effectively soften the rigours of this prison - The
punishment would be visible and the imagination
would exagerate its amounts, its relationsrelaxations would be
out of sight, no portion of the suffering inflicted
would be lost - The greater number even of
the prisoners being taken from the suffering classesclass
of unfortunate & suffering individuals would be in
a state of comfort - whilst Ennui the scourge of ordinary
prisons would be banished.

Second Object. Reformation.

Idleness, Intemperance and vicious connections
are the three principal causes of corruption among
the poor; when habits of this nature have become
to such a degree inveterate as to surmount the
tutelary Motives and to lead to the commission of
crimes, no hope of reformation can be entertained
but by a new course of Education, an Education

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Identifier: | JB/141/126/003 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 141.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	141	Main Headings	rationale of punishment
Folio number	126	Info in main headings field
Image	003	Titles	first end - example / second object reformation
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f3 / / f4 /
Penner	richard smith	Watermarks	[[watermarks::reat 1809 [britannia with shield emblem]]]
Marginals		Paper Producer	felix bodin
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1809
Notes public		ID Number	48343
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